Native American CDVs

NACDV1. C.W. Carter, Salt Lake City, Utah. Beauty Unadorned-Pahute. Spot on background o/w CDV. E. $475

NACDV20. J.E. Whitney, St. Paul. Little Crow, A Sioux Chief and Leader of the Indian Massacre of 1862, in Minnesota. 1862 copyright line bottom recto. G. $400

NACAB6. No ID. Sitting Bull. Cabinet Card. A second-generation vintage image produced around 1890. E. $450

NACDV30. Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul. Ma-Zaq-Oo-Nie (The Little Bird Hunter). Whitney's 1862 copyright line bottom recto. VG. $425

NACAB7. Boyd & Braas, Seattle. Angeline, Daughter of Chief Seattle. Princess Angeline (c. 1820 - May 31, 1896), also known in Lushootseed as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-om-lo, or Wewick, was the eldest daughter of Chief Seattle. Born in what is now Rainier Beach in Seattle, Washington, she was named Angeline by Catherine Broshears Maynard, second wife of Seattle pioneer Doc Maynard. The 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott required that all Duwamish Indians leave their land for reservations, but Angeline ignored the order and remained in the city. She stayed in a waterfront cabin on Western Avenue between Pike and Pine Streets, near today's Pike Place Market, and made a living taking in laundry and selling handwoven baskets on the streets of Downtown. She was buried in Lake View Cemetery on Capitol Hill. The Chronicle of Holy Names Academy reported:

Death of Princess Angeline. May 29, 1896. With the death of Angeline Seattle passed away the last of the direct descendants of the great Chief Seattle for whom this city was named. Angeline—Princess Angeline—as she was generally called, was famous all over the world… Angeline was a familiar figure of the streets, bent and wrinkled, a red handkerchief over her head, a shawl about her, walking slowly and painfully with the aid of a cane; it was no infrequent sight to see this poor old Indian woman seated on the sidewalk devoutly reciting her beads. The kindness and generosity of Seattle’s people toward the daughter of the chief… was shown in her funeral obsequies which took place from the Church of Our Lady of Good Help. The church was magnificently decorated; on the somber draped catafalque in a casket in the form of a canoe rested all that was mortal of Princess Angeline.

S. Angeline Street on Seattle's Beacon Hill and in Columbia City and Seward Park was named after Princess Angeline.

VG. $575

NACDV31. Upton's Series of Minnesota Views. From Martin's Gallery, St. Paul. Chippewa Wigwams and Bark Canoes. G. $350

NACAB8. Henry Brown, Santa Fe, N.M. Gajumpe, The Last Governor of the Old Pecos Pueblo, No. 392. VG. $600

NACAB11. Taber, San Francisco. 188. Tonto Apache, New Mexico. This came with a tag reading "Captured Apache with war paint." G. $650

NACAB14. [Charles M. Bell]. Semeo, also known as Umatilla Jim (Warm Springs Indian) wearing large shell earrings. The image is marked in the negative, "Semeo, or Umatilla Jim Warm Springs." Image is on a Department of the Interior U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories mount. F.V. Hayden in charge. This portrait was taken during a delegation trip to Washington, DC in 1875 when a group of Warm Springs and Wasco Indians came to DC after the Modoc War. This image is #1057 in Jackson's 1877 catalog. VG. $650

NACDV32. Jackson Bros., Omaha. CDV of 5 Indians; man at left is in non-native dress. On back in pencil is written "The Family." At bottom on verso is stamped "Otoe." G. $450

NACDV33. C.W. Carter, Salt Lake City. Manuscript in pencil on verso "The Chief 'Little Soldier' and his wife. Take at Salt Lake 1868." G. $400

NACDV34. No ID. Native American with bear claw necklace. Back is blank. VG. $450

NACDV35. No ID. Unidentified Native American. VG. $400

NACDV36. No ID. Unidentified Native American. VG. $375

NACDV38. No ID. "Indian" on verso. Bottom trimmed. Fair. $65

NACAB18. W. Cal. Brown, Albuquerque, NM., Official Photographer, A. & P. R. R. Co. 5. New Years Dance at Isleta. Fair. $375

NACAB19. W. Cal. Brown, Albuquerque, NM., Official Photographer, A. & P. R. R. Co. 33. Laguna, NM. Fair. $125

NACAB20. Chas. Weitfle, Central City, Colo., and Cheyenne, Wyo. A strange Native American Cabinet Card. There is a number "5" at the left. The original of this image may be by Hook. VG. $1200

NACDV40. Upton's Collection of Minnesota Views. Chippewa Wigwams. G. $375

NACAB21. G. Buehman & Co., Tucson, Arizona. No. 13. Papage Squaws. Stamp on back of J.D. McAuliffe, Tucson, A.T., Indian & Mexican Curiosities. Corners clipped and rounded as shown. Fair. $200

NACAB22. M.B. Brady, Wash., D.C. Yuma Indian Runners. The Chief & Mr. L.J.F. Iaeger. Very interesting cabinet card in that this is a re-photographing of a cabinet card made by Thomas Houseworth, San Francisco, Cal. It is clearly a vintage piece made in the 19th century and it reveals that Brady's studio engaged in producing such second-generation images. No effort has been made to cover the information of the original photographer and it is possible that this was a legitimate business arrangement between the two firms. Louis John Frederick Iaeger (1856-1930) was a very interesting character. L. J. F. Iaeger, affectionately known as "Billy the Bear," was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 10, 1856. His father, Charles F. Iaeger, a coachmaker, died around 1860. Iaeger's mother, paralyzed in a carriage accident, sent him to California to be raised by a wealthy uncle. He was educated first in private schools and then by tutors. By age thirteen, Iaeger had learned to pilot river boats. Three years later he passed the exam for entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy, but he was rejected because of a hearing defect. He attended the New York National Academy and became a sailing master. In 1871 Iaeger was at Fort Yuma, Arizona helping fight the Apache Indians. By 1873 Iaeger was sailing on a California ship bound for Liverpool. He signed on as quartermaster with the S. S. City of Peking and made two around the world voyages. Taking a break from his life at sea, Iaeger took a position as a proofreader with the A. L. Bancroft Publishing Company of San Francisco. After a trip to Australia, he began appearing with the Buffalo Bill Combination Company on the California stage. His portrayal of a bear earned him the affectionate nickname "Billy the Bear." As Buffalo Bill's secretary, Iaeger returned to Cody's hometown of North Platte. Lured by the excitement the west had to offer, Iaeger moved to the Cheyenne area in the early 1880s, gaining employment as a ranch hand. While working for the Yellowstone Cattle Company in 1883, he was trapped in a blizzard. Frostbite ensued and Iaeger had to have both feet and his fingers amputated. With the aid of artificial limbs, he was still able to remain active and write. Settling in Chadron, Nebraska in 1885, Iaeger first worked at the Gold Bar Saloon. He was appointed Police Judge the following year and postmaster in 1893. He served for over 25 years as district court clerk at Chadron. Louis John Frederick Iaeger died in Chadron on March 6, 1930. After his death his wife and two sons moved to California. G. $600

NACAB23. No ID. John Middle Sky and Jim Polhamus. John Middle Sky was a native American Indian who first came into the news in 1905 when he challenged the then heavyweight boxing world champion James Jeffries. To pay for the training lessons he exhibited himself as a giant (7 feet tall) with Austin & Stone's museum. The match with Jeffries (nor any other boxer) never happened and John Middle Sky disappeared out of the news until 1910, when he made headlines challenging the then World Champion heavyweight wrestling Frank Gotch. That match never happened either. I assume Jim Polhamus is his agent or manager. Image measures 5 1/2" x 4" on a 9" x 6" mount. VG-. $400

NACDV41. Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul, Minn. Can-Ku Was-Te Win (Good-Road Woman). A Sioux Beauty. Corners clipped. VG. $150

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